Behavior modification

Behavior modification is a conceppt of classroom management which involves the modification of students' behaviors through strategies such as punishments, warnings, rewards, and help.

Techniques

 * Ripple effect - Rewarding a person's good behavior will lead to other students attempting to emulate the behavior in search of praise
 * Withitness - The teacher is aware of everything going on in the classroom
 * Planned ignoring - Caregivers ignore certain behaviors to prevent from reinforcing
 * Interest boosting - Teacher shows interest in student's work, making them work harder
 * Hurdle helping - Teacher offers encouragement, support, and assistance to prevent a student from becoming frustrated
 * Program restructuring - Teacher changes the classroom structure to accomodate for previous difficulties
 * Direct appeals - Courteously requesting that a student stop a behavior
 * "I" messages - A teacher states how they feel because of a student's behavior
 * Signals - Teacher uses non-verbal language to signal inappropriate behavior
 * Proximity and touch control - The physical proximity of a teacher leads to students abiding by the rules more closely